diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5c519f64dc..dabbf52f49 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2332,6 +2332,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "data_types",
  "futures",
+ "internal_types",
  "object_store",
  "parking_lot",
  "snafu",
diff --git a/parquet_file/Cargo.toml b/parquet_file/Cargo.toml
index 2750677be4..965056fb07 100644
--- a/parquet_file/Cargo.toml
+++ b/parquet_file/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ edition = "2018"
 arrow_deps = { path = "../arrow_deps" }
 bytes = "1.0"
 data_types = { path = "../data_types" }
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = "0.3.7"
+internal_types = {path = "../internal_types"}
 object_store = {path = "../object_store"}
 parking_lot = "0.11.1"
 snafu = "0.6"
diff --git a/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs b/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs
index 8f971924b7..d352cfd223 100644
--- a/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs
+++ b/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,37 @@
+
+use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 
 use crate::table::Table;
 use data_types::partition_metadata::TableSummary;
+use internal_types::{schema::Schema, selection::Selection};
 use object_store::path::Path;
 use tracker::{MemRegistry, MemTracker};
 
+
+
 use std::mem;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[snafu(display("Error writing table '{}': {}", table_name, source))]
+    TableWrite {
+        table_name: String,
+        source: crate::table::Error,
+    },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Table Error in '{}': {}", table_name, source))]
+    NamedTableError {
+        table_name: String,
+        source: crate::table::Error,
+    },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Table '{}' not found in chunk {}", table_name, chunk_id))]
+    NamedTableNotFoundInChunk { table_name: String, chunk_id: u64 },
+}
+
+pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Chunk {
     /// Partition this chunk belongs to
@@ -82,4 +107,20 @@ impl Chunk {
 
         size + self.partition_key.len() + mem::size_of::<u32>() + mem::size_of::<Self>()
     }
+
+     /// Return Schema for the specified table / columns
+     pub fn table_schema(&self, table_name: &str, selection: Selection<'_>) -> Result<Schema> {
+        let table = self
+            .tables
+            .iter()
+            .find(|t| t.has_table(table_name))
+            .context(NamedTableNotFoundInChunk {
+                table_name,
+                chunk_id: self.id(),
+            })?;
+
+        table
+            .schema(selection)
+            .context(NamedTableError { table_name })
+    }
 }
diff --git a/parquet_file/src/table.rs b/parquet_file/src/table.rs
index 4f2776e8ea..f642c637ec 100644
--- a/parquet_file/src/table.rs
+++ b/parquet_file/src/table.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,33 @@
+use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
+use std::mem;
+
 use data_types::partition_metadata::TableSummary;
+use internal_types::{schema::{builder::SchemaBuilder, Schema}, selection::Selection};
 use object_store::path::Path;
 
-use std::mem;
+#[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[snafu(display("Error writing table '{}'", table_name))]
+    TableWrite {
+        table_name: String,
+    },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Table Error in '{}'", table_name))]
+    NamedTableError {
+        table_name: String,
+    },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Table '{}' not found in chunk {}", table_name, chunk_id))]
+    NamedTableNotFoundInChunk { table_name: String, chunk_id: u64 },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Internal error converting schema: {}", source))]
+    InternalSchema {
+        source: internal_types::schema::builder::Error,
+    },
+}
+
+pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
+
 
 /// Table that belongs to a chunk persisted in a parquet file in object store
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -47,4 +73,70 @@ impl Table {
     pub fn path(&self) -> Path {
         self.object_store_path.clone()
     }
+
+
+    /// Return all columns of this table
+    // pub fn all_columns_selection(&self) -> Result<TableColSelection<'a>> {
+    //     // TODO
+    //     let cols: Vec<ColSelection> = vec![];
+    //     let selection = TableColSelection { cols };
+
+    //     // sort so the columns always come out in a predictable name
+    //     Ok(selection.sort_by_name())
+    // }
+
+    // /// Returns a column selection for just the specified columns
+    // fn specific_columns_selection<'a>(
+    //     &self,
+    //     columns: &'a [&'a str],
+    // ) -> Result<TableColSelection<'a>> {
+    //     // TODO
+    //     let cols: Vec<ColSelection> = vec![];
+
+    //     Ok(TableColSelection { cols })
+    // }
+
+    pub fn schema(&self, selection: Selection<'_>) -> Result<Schema> {
+
+        let mut schema_builder = SchemaBuilder::new();
+
+        // // TODO: maybe just refactor MB's corresponding one
+        // for col in &selection.cols {
+        //     let column_name = col.column_name;
+        //     let column = self.column(col.column_id)?;
+
+        //     schema_builder = match column {
+        //         Column::String(_, _) => schema_builder.field(column_name, ArrowDataType::Utf8),
+        //         Column::Tag(_, _) => schema_builder.tag(column_name),
+        //         Column::F64(_, _) => schema_builder.field(column_name, ArrowDataType::Float64),
+        //         Column::I64(_, _) => {
+        //             if column_name == TIME_COLUMN_NAME {
+        //                 schema_builder.timestamp()
+        //             } else {
+        //                 schema_builder.field(column_name, ArrowDataType::Int64)
+        //             }
+        //         }
+        //         Column::U64(_, _) => schema_builder.field(column_name, ArrowDataType::UInt64),
+        //         Column::Bool(_, _) => schema_builder.field(column_name, ArrowDataType::Boolean),
+        //     };
+        // }
+
+        schema_builder.build().context(InternalSchema)
+
+        
+        // translate chunk selection into name/indexes:
+        // let selection = match selection {
+        //     Selection::All => self.all_columns_selection(),
+        //     Selection::Some(cols) => self.specific_columns_selection(cols),
+        // }?;
+        // self.schema_impl(&selection)
+    }
+
+    // fn schema_impl(&self, selection: &TableColSelection<'_>) -> Result<Schema> {
+    //     let mut schema_builder = SchemaBuilder::new();
+
+    //     // TODO: maybe just refactor MB's corresponding one
+
+    //     schema_builder.build().context(InternalSchema)
+    // }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/db/chunk.rs b/server/src/db/chunk.rs
index 99898df8f6..f442360045 100644
--- a/server/src/db/chunk.rs
+++ b/server/src/db/chunk.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ pub enum Error {
         chunk_id: u32,
     },
 
+    #[snafu(display("Parquet File Error in chunk {}: {}", chunk_id, source))]
+    ParquetFileChunkError {
+        source: parquet_file::chunk::Error,
+        chunk_id: u32,
+    },
+
     #[snafu(display("Internal error restricting schema: {}", source))]
     InternalSelectingSchema {
         source: internal_types::schema::Error,
@@ -212,9 +218,9 @@ impl PartitionChunk for DBChunk {
 
                 Ok(schema)
             }
-            Self::ParquetFile { .. } => {
-                unimplemented!("parquet file not implemented for table schema")
-            }
+            Self::ParquetFile { chunk, .. } => chunk
+                .table_schema(table_name, selection)
+                .context(ParquetFileChunkError{ chunk_id: chunk.id() }),
         }
     }